Tag Archives: Migration

Justice and Home Affairs: EU to send smuggled Syrians back to Turkey (EuObserver) The EU will start returning all irregular migrants back to Turkey from the Greek islands, including smuggled Syrian nationals, under a plan hammered out with Turkey’s prime … Continue reading →

Justice and Home Affairs: New Emergency Assistance instrument to provide €700 million on refugee crisis; first 308 returns to Turkey confirmed (NewEurope) A brand new funding instrument was proposed by the European Commission in response to the refugee crisis as … Continue reading →

Justice and Home Affairs: EU judges could strike down migrant benefit curbs after UK referendum (EurActiv) The ‘emergency brake’ banning European Union migrants from claiming British in-work benefits – part of David Cameron’s deal to keep the UK in Europe … Continue reading →

Justice and Home Affairs: Legal experts cast doubt on new German asylum measures (EurActiv) Berlin remains divided over the new asylum package for refugees, with the issue of family reunification continuing to split opinion. EurActiv Germany reports.Very few countries around … Continue reading →

Justice and Home Affairs: Hollande, Merkel discuss the EU’s overlapping crises (EurActiv) The two leaders were meeting in Strasbourg to discuss the preparations for the next European summit on 18-19 February. They had a private meeting before joining EU Parliament … Continue reading →